Now, in a recently announced development, Microsoft's DocumentDB project has found a new home at the Linux Foundation. Launched earlier this year, the open source document database aims to combine NoSQL flexibility with the reliability of PostgreSQL.
What's Happening: Microsoft created DocumentDB as a PostgreSQL-based document database with MongoDB compatibility, released under the MIT license. The project has quickly gained traction, attracting thousands of stars on GitHub and strong engagement from the developer community.
Seeing this momentum, Microsoft noted that a central and neutral home was essential to foster collaboration. The Linux Foundation provides exactly that, allowing DocumentDB to grow under open governance while reducing the risks of vendor lock-in.
During the announcement, the Vice President of Microsoft, Kirill Gavrylyuk, stated that:
We built DocumentDB with a simple goal: give developers an open document database with the flexibility of NoSQL and the power, reliability, openness, and ecosystem of Postgres.
In just a few months, the community has embraced the project. By joining the Linux Foundation, we’re deepening our commitment to transparency, open governance, and developer-first principles – ensuring DocumentDB remains an open, extensible document database developers can confidently build on for years to come.
What to Expect: With the Linux Foundation as host, DocumentDB will continue to expand through community-led contributions. Developers can expect faster iteration, more integrations, and ongoing compatibility with existing MongoDB tools and drivers.
The project is expected to attract wider industry participation. AWS, Google Cloud, and several database vendors have already signaled support, a sign that DocumentDB could become a unifying standard for open document databases.
For enterprises, this move reduces long-term risks. Having DocumentDB in a vendor-neutral home ensures that businesses can adopt it with confidence, knowing the technology will remain open and community-driven.
Looking ahead, the roadmap focuses on making DocumentDB open, interoperable, and standardized while maintaining the flexibility of NoSQL and the reliability of Postgres.
Development, issue tracking, and discussions will now happen in the GitHub organization, which serves as the project’s new home. You can read more about this move in Microsoft's official blog post.
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